HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #1147RESOLU'T'ION 1147
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS IN
THE ILLINOIS CERTIFIED CITIES PROGRAM
WHEREAS, it is the goal of every municipal official in the State of
Illinois to strive to improve the quality of life and economic progress in
their community; and,
WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Canton take pride in being counted
among the industrious and innovative citizenry of the State of Illinois; and,
~~2EAS, community needs and problems can best be determined and solved
through a cooperative effort between the elected officials of the City of
Canton and those citizens they represent; and,
Wf~REAS, the purposes and plans of the Illinois Certified Cities Program
are based on the recognition that business and industry will locate and expand
in well-governed, attractive, and aggressively-marketed communities that are
willing to accomodate the needs of new development; and,
V~REAS, the City of Canton recognizes and subscribes to the objectives
of Illinois, Inc., which include the cooperative efforts of government, business,
and labor, to "Sell Illinois".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON,
Fulton County, Illinois, as follows:
1. That the City of Canton does hereby go on record to support the concept
of Illinois Certified Cities which is designed for communities that want to help
themselves, by formally entering into the Illinois Certified Cities Program for
the fiscal year 1986.
2. That the City of Canton and its residents take pride in being counted
among the industrious and innovative citizenry of the State of Illinois.
3. ~t'hat the community needs and problems of the City of Canton can best be
determined and solved through a cooperative effort between the elected officials
of the City, other organizational and civic groups, and those citizens they
represent.
PASSID by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
and approval by the Mayor thereof this ~_ day of March , 1986
upon a roll call wte as follows: '
AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Sar.ff, Steck, Zilly.
may,; None.
ABS~; Aldermen Workman, Kovachevich.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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Dona E. Edwards, Mayor
Whi s, City Clerk